Opinion
As coronavirus cases increase, the World Health Organisation warns the outbreak could become a pandemic. But does that refer to the disease’s spread, severity – or both? Epidemiologist and public health researcher Brian Labus explains.
News
The Italian government is moving toward having soccer matches played behind closed doors in affected areas, as authorities try to contain a spreading virus that has made northern Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe.
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Australia’s extension of the travel ban from China due to coronavirus was made on medical safety grounds, but its economic impact is piling pressure on the Morrison government, writes Michelle Grattan.
The University of Canberra is asking Chinese students temporarily excluded from travelling to Australia to prevent the spread of the coronavirus to defer their studies.
A travel ban preventing Chinese visitors and students from entering Australia may be extended as part of the government’s response to the coronavirus.
The coronavirus death toll in China has climbed above 1000, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) cautioned that the spread of cases outside of China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire”.
